1986: Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel, the concentration camp survivor who became the literary conscience of the Holocaust, was awarded the peace prize for his message to mankind of "peace, atonement and human dignity."

Elie Wiesel, the concentration camp survivor who became the literary conscience of the Holocaust, was awarded the peace prize for his message to mankind of "peace, atonement and human dignity." (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Elie Wiesel, the concentration camp survivor who became the literary conscience of the Holocaust, was awarded the peace prize for his message to mankind of "peace, atonement and human dignity."